Simeon O. Coxe, Jr. military service information

Creator:
Coxe, Simeon O., Jr. (Simeon Oliver), 1910-1999
Scope and content:

This file includes original documents (declassified 2015) concerning Operation Olympic, which was part of the planned invasion of Japan in 1945. Included is information about planning for construction projects, primarily air fields.

Language:
English
Biographical / historical:

During World War II Simeon Oliver Coxe, Jr. served with the 1332nd Engineer General Services Regiment in England. He then had duty in Pacific Theater with 5202nd Engineer Construction Brigade Headquarters.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
411 Letcher Avenue
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Parent restrictions:
The bulk of the collection is open to research. Some individual files are currently closed per donor stipulation.
Parent terms of access:
Contact the Archives staff for additional information about using and accessing material in this collection.